About Pardes

Pardes Publishing is a small independent publishing house founded in 2000 and located in the city of Haifa, Israel. We publish fiction, non-fiction and poetry in Hebrew, Arabic and English. Committed to a progressive world view, we specialize in books that make a difference in the fields of political science, history, sociology, gender studies, environmental studies, political geography, education, Judaism and literary theory.

About us

Committed to a progressive world view, we specialize in books that make a difference. We choose to endorse works that large publishing houses neglect to promote from political or corporate reasons. We are proud of the diversity of books and journals published by Pardes Publishing which include original scholarly works in political science, history, sociology, gender studies, environmental studies, political geography, education, Judaism and literary theory; as well as non academic reports and publications by Israeli civil society and human rights organizations. Nonetheless, by publishing literary works of local writers and poets we seek to expose the richness and variety of current Israeli culture and society.

Publishing services

Among our clients are universities, academic scholars, non-profit organizations, private businesses and individual writers. We offer a range of publishing services including translation, editorial and full book production for print and electronic media, and world wide distribution.

We are highly experienced in producing multi-lingual and bi-directional publications for world wide distribution in all media formats.

Submissions

Pardes publishing accepts manuscripts in Hebrew, Arabic and English that engage directly with the following topics:

History, society, culture and politics in Israel;

Israeli-Arab relations;

Gender and feminism;

Democracy in the Middle East;

Liberal Jewish thought;

Diversity and multiculturalism in the Middle East.

We have a regular process for reviewing, approving, and publishing books. All literary works, academic book proposals, completed manuscripts or preliminary outlines are reviewed by an editor or an editorial committee. In order to secure the quality of publications we advise writers to prepare a submission package.

How to submit a manuscript?

After preparing your manuscript for submission please include the following:

A short synopsis (approximately 1,000 words);

Biographical information about the author(s) or the organization;

A list of previous publication (optional);

Recommendations (optional) ;

A cover letter including the authors name, address and telephone number.